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I'm late, wipe my sweat, go have dinner first, and then come back to continue writing the third update ~ Thank you for the pink and Thanksgiving candies, the pink tickets these two days are very impressive, we are only 20 points behind the previous one Too many
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Fang originally thought that Zhu Yongxin would come back that night, so after dinner, she was not in a hurry to put the child to bed, and made the walnut candy with He Hua.
Making walnut candy is actually not difficult. First, fry the walnut kernels and sesame seeds in a pot and set them aside for later use. The main troublesome thing is the heat of boiling the sugar. Lotus naturally cannot control it well, so she can only rack her brains to cook the sugar juice. Tell Ms. Fang how much heat she needs to endure, and ask her to ask for pink according to Chapter 72: Lao Zhutou is homesick! ! Experimenting based on experience, she didn't dare to do anything more the first time, but the sound of the wind blowing on the door panel outside made Fang confused. She missed the time to start the pot, and the sugar juice had a mushy smell, so it could only end in failure. .
The second time the sugar juice was boiled just right, it was thick and translucent and looked like fine honey. Pour the walnut kernels and sesame seeds into the sugar juice, stir evenly, then pour it into a plate coated with a thin layer of sesame oil and set it aside. After it has cooled down outside and become hard, take it back, snap it out, and cut it into long strips two inches long and one inch wide.
Fang reached out and dipped the cut dregs into her mouth to taste it. Hehua directly picked up a piece of candy and stuffed it into her mouth and asked, "Mom, do you want to try it?"
"Would it be delicious if it's sweet and fragrant?" Seeing that Lotus's tinkering was really successful, Fang didn't feel particularly sorry for the wasted sugar juice earlier. She said with a smile, "This stuff tastes really weird. Okay, it’s still crispy when you bite it, so even if we can’t sell it, our family will prepare some for the New Year this year, and it will look good when guests come.”
Lotus picked out the square ones, wrapped a pack in oil paper, took it outside and hung it under the eaves, divided the rest into two portions, gave some to everyone in the family, and gave some to Yang and Zhu. The eldest sister sent it, just in time to see Chapter 72: Lao Zhutou is homesick and begging for pink! ! Boyuan and Shaoyao were also eating fried noodles in the room, so he gave each of them a small piece.
Sister Zhu said while feeding Brother Liu some fried noodles, "Hehua, the potato puree you made last time was very popular with Brother Liu, and this one is also delicious."
"I'll bring some potatoes over tomorrow. The potato puree is very simple to make. Auntie will cook it for Brother Liu to eat from now on. However, if the child eats too much of this fried noodles, it's not good for the child. It will make his intestines slippery and cause diarrhea. Give it to him. Just be sweet." Hehua put down her things and said, "My mother wants to ask, will the whole family celebrate the winter solstice tomorrow together or separately?"
Lao Zhutou's teeth were not as good as when he was young. Others were chewing candies that were crunchy. He could only rub the walnut candies in his mouth. After hearing this, he said vaguely: "There's no need to ask. The winter solstice is as big as the new year, so it’s natural for the whole family to celebrate it together.”
Hehua was a little disappointed after hearing this, but she had expected such a result. After returning home, she washed up and settled on the kang. She said to Fang who was still waiting to do some work: "Mom, don't wait, dad." Maybe I’ll come back tomorrow morning.”
When Mrs. Fang heard this, she thought it was right. Seeing that the children were all lying down, she put aside her needle and thread, blew out the lamp and got into bed.
When the whole family was sleeping in a daze, suddenly there was a knock on the door outside. He Hua woke up immediately, pushed Fang and said, "Mom, did you hear someone knocking on the door?"
"Your father must be back." Ms. Fang stood up, put on her clothes and went to the ground. She lit the oil lamp and was about to go out and open the door. He Hua said behind her: "Mom, please ask clearly before opening the door."
After a while, Zhu Yongxin entered the house with a chill all over his body. He rubbed his hands in the cold and said, "I should have arrived a long time ago, but halfway through, it started to snow heavily. For a while, it was so heavy that I couldn't even see the road. What happened to the animals?" I even refused to leave, so I had to wait for the snow to lighten up before continuing on my way, but I was really freezing to death."
Mrs. Fang used a broom to blow the snow off his body, and asked him to quickly change out of his clothes that were soaked by the cold wind. Hehua put on his clothes and went outside to bring in a kettle that was warmed by charcoal fire in front of the stove, and poured water for Zhu Yongxin. Quickly soak your feet to warm them up.
Zhu Yongxin took off his coat, took off the four slings of money wrapped tightly in cloth from his waist and handed them to Fang.
When Mrs. Fang saw that he was only wearing a jacket, she said angrily: "You really don't want to die. No wonder you are so cold and cold. You are wearing so little and you feel cold all the time." ?”
"Aren't you walking at night with money on you? I'm afraid of being noticed." Zhu Yongxin didn't take it seriously and got into the bed and said softly, "Stop making a noise. You've already made a noise with the lotus. Stop it." Wake up Jasmine again.”
Hehua took the pot out, turned on the fire on the stove, boiled a little less water, and made a hot bowl of fried noodles for Zhu Yongxin. She brought it in and said, "Dad must be hungry. There is no food in his stomach." It’s not easy to warm up. Eat something before going to sleep.”
The room was dark. Zhu Yongxin thought that what Hehua brought was the leftover porridge or noodle soup from the evening. After taking a big sip, he realized that it tasted very good. After eating it, he asked, "This thing tastes good." , what is it?”
Mrs. Fang took the bowl and put it on the table, pushed him into the bed and said, "Go to bed quickly. If you have anything to say, we'll talk about it tomorrow. We have to get up early to pay homage to our ancestors and send them cold clothes."
Before dawn the next morning, Mrs. Fang called her whole family up. After they were all dressed up, several of the younger ones were holding paper clothes. Mrs. Fang was carrying a basket of paper ingots, and Zhu Yongxin was holding the bundles. After burning the paper, he went to Yang's courtyard. When he entered the door, he saw Boss Zhu and Lao San waiting in the courtyard.
Mrs. Liu muttered: "You're here so late, the whole family is waiting for you."
Sister Zhu gave her a cool look and said, "You are carrying so many things, so it is normal for you to walk a few steps slowly. Unlike some people who have two empty paws, of course you come early."
"Father, mother, eldest sister, I didn't get home until midnight last night, so I didn't get up until half a day ago." Zhu Yongxin intervened to smooth things over.
"Okay, let's go and worship the ancestral tablets first." Lao Zhu coughed. Because the Winter Solstice is a big festival, a straw shed has been built in the yard, and the desks have been placed. The ancestral tablets have been invited out, and there are still The incense candles were provided with several kinds of food and the burning paper prepared by Yang. At this moment, the paper clothes, burning paper and ingots prepared by Fang were also offered on top. The whole family went up to kowtow in order. Old Zhu looked at it and seemed to have something on his mind. Zhongzhong asked everyone to sit down in the room, then clicked his pipe and said: "I have been thinking about something these days. I have never told you about our hometown, nor did I tell you that our hometown is still there. Someone. My mother died when I was a child, and I was raised by my father. Later, when I was ten years old, there was a famine at home and I could no longer survive. I said that I wanted to come out to make a living. My father insisted on guarding the ancestral graves in my hometown and said that he would rather starve to death. I didn't come out either. We had an argument all at once, so I ran out with Mr. Wei. Later, I heard a message came from my hometown that my father was starving to death. I haven't been back for so many years. I came here. I don’t know if I am getting old. Recently, I have been thinking about things in my hometown and want to go back and take a look. So I thought about leaving after celebrating the 15th day at home, trying to make it back before spring plowing. If I can’t make it back in time, , you brothers helped me with the spring plowing, so it didn’t delay anything important."
It was obviously the first time that Yang heard this, and she looked a little stunned. After frowning for a long time, she said: "It stands to reason that you want to go back to your hometown to see if I should stop you, but what is the situation in our family now? I know, if I come up with the money for you, we can go to the Northwest Wind next year?"
Lao Zhutou never cared about money, so he obviously didn't think about this. He was stunned when Yang said this, but then he became stubborn and shouted: "There is no way to have money and no money. I ran away from home back then." When I came out, I didn’t have a penny on me, so I didn’t make it all the way here. The worst I can do is grab a bowl and beg for food all the way, and I can still walk back.”
Sister Zhu frowned when she heard this and said: "Dad, what are you talking about? You are also an old man. Now you have all your children. How can you compare with the young man who was in his teens back then? If you were It’s not difficult to go back if you really want to, but I don’t trust you to go back alone. Your brothers at home have to be busy in the spring, so I am the only one to accompany you back, just in case anything happens along the way. Son, someone can take care of me."
Hearing this, Zhu Laosi said: "Sister, no matter how strong you are, you are still a woman. It's still not appropriate to go with dad. What if something happens along the way? It's better for me to accompany dad back."
Da Lao Zhutou felt in his heart that he wanted his son to accompany him back. Although Sister Zhu was his daughter, it was not convenient after all. Moreover, Sister Zhu had her own ideas, and she might not listen to him if something happened. , but if together with Zhu Laosi, the spring plowing in the beginning of spring relies only on the Yang family, that would be a fool's errand.
Zhu Yongxin seemed to have read what Lao Zhutou was thinking, and stood up and said: "We three brothers can come back together to help during the spring plowing. It is better for the fourth brother to follow his father to be safe. The eldest sister still has a brother to take care of, and Meizi will do it tomorrow." After getting married, it’s also good for the eldest sister to spend more time at home with the bride and groom.”
Zhu Lao San and Zhu Lao San also nodded in agreement. Li was not very happy at first, but Zhu Lao San had already agreed before she said anything, so she could not say anything more and reluctantly calmed down her expression. .
Mrs. Liu has been feeling guilty recently, and she knows that her parents-in-law’s brother and sister-in-law can’t support her, so she is extremely honest and even smiles uncharacteristically: “If your parents have anything to do here, we can help.” It should be our due, we can rest assured that Fourth Brother will follow us, so naturally there is nothing more to say."
Seeing the rare unison of the whole family for the first time, Lao Zhu showed a slightly relieved look on his face, and sighed: "Although the leaves have returned to their roots, I am the only one left in this lineage of my family. There are no serious relatives in my hometown, only distant relatives." It’s a side branch, so when I go back this time, I plan to move the ancestral graves at home. If you have time, go and explore the mountains to see if there is any good place.”
After the matter was discussed and settled, Mrs. Yang led several of her daughters-in-law to the kitchen to cook the wontons made early in the morning. As the saying goes, "Winter Solstice Wontons and Summer Solstice Noodles", the whole family ate the soup and wontons warmly.
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